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  <h1>Globalization</h1>
  <p>On the <a class="command-link" href=
  'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.ui.preferencePages.Globalization)")'>
  <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link"> <strong>General &gt;
  Globalization</strong></a> preference page, you can set various parameters affecting the rendering of your data.</p>
  <p>Note that for new values to take effect, you must restart Eclipse.</p>
  <h2>Unicode locale extensions</h2>
  <p>Specifies various regional or cultural preferences (such as calendar type, currency, etc.) as detailed at <a href=
  "http://userguide.icu-project.org/locale#TOC-Keywords" target=
  "_blank">http://userguide.icu-project.org/locale#TOC-Keywords</a>.<br>
  The standard for keywords and values that can be used in this field is detailed in <a href=
  "http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr35/#Key_And_Type_Definitions_">http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr35/#Key_And_Type_Definitions_</a>.</p>
  <p>Sample value: <code>fr@collation=phonebook;calendar=islamic-civil</code></p>
  <h2>Graphical layout direction</h2>
  <p>Sets the global layout direction for graphical user interface (GUI) elements.</p>
  <ul>
    <li><em>OS Default</em> - default flow of GUI elements as determined by the operating system</li>
    <li><em>Left to right</em> - flow of GUI elements is from left to right. This is a standard appearance for GUIs
    presented in English or any Latin script based language.</li>
    <li><em>Right to left</em> - flow of GUI elements is from right to left. This is a standard appearance for GUIs
    presented in Arabic or Hebrew languages.</li>
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  <h2>Enable bidirectional support</h2>
  <p>If this option is unchecked (default value), Eclipse doesn't modify the display of bidirectional text and provides
  the default operating system behavior.</p>
  <p>If bidirectional support is enabled (checked):</p>
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    <li>Eclipse will assure proper display of structured text such as file paths, URLs, etc.</li>
    <li>In addition, you can choose the preferred text direction for unstructured text:
      <ul>
        <li><em>Contextual</em> - text direction depends on the given text</li>
        <li><em>Left to right</em> - left to right text direction</li>
        <li><em>Right to left</em> - right to left text direction</li>
        <li><em>OS Default</em> - default text direction provided by the operating system</li>
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    </li>
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